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FERNANDO?
Fernando Alonso could
become one of sport’s
biggest earners if reports
in spain prove correct.
Spain’s AS newspaper
reported this week that the
t wo-time World Champion
has agreed a t wo-year
contract with McLaren
that will be the “biggest in
Formula 1 history”.
The deal is thought
to value the local hero
at somewhere above
US$40M per season.
“It has been confirmed
to AS that Alonso and
McLaren have agreed for
the Spaniard to be the
star of the British team’s
new project with a Honda
engine,” the newspaper
claimed.
“T he agreement is seen
as the largest in the history
of Formula 1 and will be
presented as a multi-year
deal. But the Spaniard has
the best deal. In principle,
the talk is of two years with
an option for a third.
“A lonso will have a
considerably higher salary
as both McLaren and
Honda make a big effort
to win again. But above all,
Alonso has managed to get
technical guarantees that
he has sought in getting a
competitive car.”
As if to underline
Alonso’s future, there were
no explicit suggestions
from the Ferrari pit wall to
Kim Raikkonen late in the
Brazilian GP that he move
over to allow Alonso by.
On a two-stop strategy, the
Finn was much slower than
his teammate but was not
requested to make way.
After the race Alonso said
he had “zero frustration”
with his teammate. The
pair finished in sixth and
seventh place, respectively.
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